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U.S. Route 222 north - Conowingo to Lancaster
U.S. Route 222 (Rock Springs Road) heads north from its junction with U.S. Route 1 (Conowingo Road) in Conowingo, Cecil County, Maryland, its southern terminus as of 1995. (6-14-2026)
The city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania is 28 miles' drive north of here. (6-14-2026)
For now, the speed limit is 35 miles per hour. (6-14-2026)
The highway leaves Conowingo at a hillcrest. (6-14-2026)
The speed limit subsequently goes up to 50 MPH. (6-14-2026)
As it goes downhill, US 222 nears an intersection with Johnson Road. (6-14-2026)
Intersected ahead on the left is Mount Zoar Road. (6-14-2026)
Mount Zoar heads west toward the Conowingo Lake area. (6-14-2026)
Benjamins Landing Drive is then intersected on the left. (6-14-2026)
Drivers are alerted of an approaching crossroads as the highway curves right into a swath of trees. (6-14-2026)
The intersection is at Old Conowingo Road (left) and Ragan Road (right). (6-14-2026)
Old Conowingo Road leads into the hamlet of Oakwood where it becomes Pilot Town Road, and Ragan Road back south to Johnson Road. (6-14-2026)
Oakwood Road is intersected ahead at a curve to the right. (6-14-2026)
At Oakwood Road, US 222 curves out of the trees back into fairly open land. (6-14-2026)
Just prior to a lefthand curve, the route meets Woody Brown Road. (6-14-2026)
New Bridge Road (right) and Old Mill Road (left) are then intersected up ahead. (6-14-2026)
From here, Old Mill goes into the community of Rock Springs, while New Bridge makes its way east to Horseshoe Road, passing by the Octoraro Lakes in the process. (6-14-2026)
US 222 reassurance follows that intersection. (6-14-2026)
The route is now passing by the Rock Springs Generation Facility, underneath which passes a Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline. (6-14-2026)
US 222's last intersection in Maryland is Mason Dixon Road (left) and Quarry Road (right). (6-14-2026)
Soon afterward, the highway enters Pennsylvania, making its way into Fulton Township, Lancaster County. (6-14-2026)
The city of Lancaster is 24 miles away, while Harrisburg, the state capital, is 68 miles' drive to the northwest, assuming one were to follow U.S. Route 30, Pennsylvania Route 283, and Interstates 283 and 83. (6-14-2026)
The highway drops slightly downhill before curving to the right. (6-14-2026)
At an intersection up ahead, US 222 turns sharp left. (6-14-2026)
The intersecting road is Little Britain Road. (6-14-2026)
A sign on the right then warns drivers that Amish horse-and-buggies are common along this corridor. (6-14-2026)
At Brabson Lane, US 222 emerges from trees and begins to go downhill. (6-14-2026)
Soon, the route goes back uphill and has an S-curve. (6-14-2026)
No left turns are permitted at the crossroads up ahead. This time, the intersecting road is Black Barren Road. (6-14-2026)
The highway then heads out of the trees and passes by farm fields. (6-14-2026)
Seen here is US 222's crossing of Conowingo Creek, a Susquehanna River tributary which begins back to the south in Maryland. (6-14-2026)
The highway meets Goat Hill Road soon afterward. (6-14-2026)
Up ahead, the route curves to the right and then back left. (6-14-2026)
Pilot Town Road is intersected at a slanted angle to the left. (6-14-2026)
Soon, the highway approaches a junction with Pennsylvania Route 272. (6-14-2026)
Southbound PA 272 heads from this intersection as Nottingham Road toward Nottingham in Chester County, before entering Maryland as MD 272. Northbound PA 272 joins US 222 at the intersection. (6-14-2026)
Beyond that junction, drivers are only provided with US 222 reassurance. (6-14-2026)
Soon, at the village of Wakefield, US 222 and PA 272 part ways. US 222 continues as Robert Fulton Highway, while PA 272 becomes Lancaster Pike, providing a straighter shot to Lancaster. (6-14-2026)
Downtown Lancaster is 20 miles' drive north of here, and Quarryville is 10 miles away on US 222. (6-14-2026)
Later on, US 222, again concurrent with PA 272, is working its way through the borough of Willow Street, and is known as Willow Street Pike. (6-14-2026)
The highway's left lane will end soon. (6-14-2026)
The route soon comes upon a traffic signal at Willow Valley Drive, which sits beside the Willow Valley Golf Club. (6-14-2026)
A crossroads up ahead sits at Locust Lane. (6-14-2026)
Gibney Road is intersected on the right soon afterward. (6-14-2026)
The route's next intersection is at Winding Way and Woodfield Crossing, and is situated along a descent in the roadway. (6-14-2026)
At the bottom of the hill, US 222 crosses Mill Creek. (6-14-2026)
Meadia Avenue (right) and Eckman Road (left) are intersected next. (6-14-2026)
A center right turn lane begins before the route intersects Roslyn Avenue. (6-14-2026)
Ledwith Road, intersected a short time later, is a loop road whose two ends are both at US 222. (6-14-2026)
Northbound US 222 shifts to the right up ahead. (6-14-2026)
At this point, US 222/PA 272 enter the city of Lancaster. (6-14-2026)
The highway crosses the Conestoga River as it makes its way into Lancaster city. Off to the left, southbound US 222 receives the northern end of Pennsylvania Route 324 (New Danville Pike). (6-14-2026)
US 222 reassurance directly follows the Conestoga bridge. (6-14-2026)
At Greenwood Avenue, the speed limit goes down to 25 MPH and this is enforced by speed traps. (6-14-2026)
Now known as Queen Street, northbound US 222 comes upon Seymour Street, from which northbound drivers can access southbound PA 324 by way of a few blocks of southbound US 222/PA 272 (Prince Street). (6-14-2026)
Chesapeake Street, intersected at the signal seen here, runs along the south edge of downtown Lancaster, curving north beside a bend of the Conestoga and becoming Broad Street. (6-14-2026)
Andrew Street is intersected about three and a half blocks later. (6-14-2026)
Ahead, US 222 makes a 45-degree turn to the right, shifting direction from north to northeast. (6-14-2026)
US 222 turns onto Church Street, while Queen Street continues as Pennsylvania Route 72. Meanwhile, Conestoga Street goes off to the left. (6-14-2026)
US 222 shields line either side of Church Street after the turnoff. (6-14-2026)
Intersected at the next signal are Farnum Street and one-way-southbound Duke Street. (6-14-2026)
Soon afterward, US 222 turns left onto Lime Street, shifting due north again. (6-14-2026)
The route intersects Mifflin Street at a traffic signal one block before its junction with eastbound Pennsylvania Route 462 (King Street). (6-14-2026)
Shown here is the King Street signal. (6-14-2026)
US 222 reassurance again follows King. (6-14-2026)
The route then prepares to intersect eastbound Pennsylvania Route 23 (Chestnut Street). (6-14-2026)
Westbound PA 23 joins northbound US 222 here. (6-14-2026)
PA 23 west leaves US 222 north at Walnut Street, which it shares with PA 462 west. (6-14-2026)
US 222 goes on to intersect Lemon Street. (6-14-2026)
Beside Lancaster General Hospital, US 222 then intersects James Street (left) and Park Street (right). (6-14-2026)
Just ahead, US 222 turns left onto Liberty Street. (6-14-2026)
After just two blocks, US 222 turns right from Liberty onto Duke. (6-14-2026)
Now exiting Lancaster, US 222 is headed toward an interchange with U.S. Route 30, as well as Pennsylvania Route 501. (6-14-2026)
At the signal ahead, a left turn onto east McGovern Avenue takes one to northbound PA 72 (Prince Street). (6-14-2026)
Becoming Lititz Pike, US 222 then crosses Amtrak's Keystone Corridor. Lancaster has a station along it, served by the Keystone and Pennsylvanian train routes. (6-14-2026)
The boroughs of Lititz and Ephrata, and the city of Reading are respectively 8, 13 and 30 miles away. (6-14-2026)
US 222 reassurance comes afterward. (6-14-2026)
US 222 has its junction with PA 501 up ahead, taking PA 272 with it as it turns off to the right. (6-14-2026)
Going straight up ahead takes one toward Lititz, and turning right toward Ephrata and Reading. (6-14-2026)
Fordney Road is intersected on the right at the 501/222/272 split. PA 501 goes north as Lititz Pike, while US 222/PA 272 becomes known as Oregon Pike. (6-14-2026)
A US 222/PA 272 reassurance sits just beyond that junction. (6-14-2026)
The highway's interchange with US 30 is impending. (6-14-2026)
US 30 in this area provides a northern freeway bypass of Lancaster and continues in this manner to the north side of York across the Susquehanna River. At this interchange, US 222 north briefly joins US 30 east before splitting onto its own freeway alignment northeast toward Reading, while PA 272 continues along Oregon Pike on its own, paralleling US 222 to its west. (6-14-2026)
From here, westbound US 30 goes toward York and, via westbound Pennsylvania Route 283, Harrisburg, while eastbound US 30 goes toward Philadelphia, in addition to listing US 222's northbound control city of Reading. (6-14-2026)
